Last year, the free six-concert series (which has played on Thursday evenings) was cut back to four, not a surprise to anyone in light of the city’s financial straits.

Jazz will continue to be programmed at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park during the summer. Will the offerings include artists of major stature, commissions of new work and the creative programming of past years?

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